The Manchurian Candidate

The one and only reason to see this new and much weaker Manchurian Candidate is Meryl Streep. The little space allocated to her character makes the film rise to undeserving levels. True, I would pay to see Meryl Streep do the... Full review

It's very tricky to do a remake of a well-known movie which has gone into the history of film as one of the greatest political satires of all time because the film maker runs the risk of having it compared... Full review

Egads, what a pile of carp this movie is! So, what exactly was the useless chip in the shoulder supposed to do, as opposed to the chip in the head? And are there more chips in other body parts? And... Full review

Although the marketers insist that it isn't a straight remake of the original, it obviously is – all they key elements are the same. The new twist is supposed to be a post-modern take on America, because every liberal with... Full review

After achieving only so-so results in reworking an old classic with the timid "The Truth About Charlie," director Jonathan Demme confidently updates "The Manchurian Candidate." Here he prevents the viewer from being distracted into keeping active count of the differences... Full review

I have not seen the original John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate", which is considered one of the best political thrillers ever made. So it was curious that Jonathan Demme (a great director whose previous work included "The Silence of the... Full review

I have to admit, I was horrified to see that someone was remaking the 1964 near-masterpiece. I had no intention of seeing it, but then I happened to catch Demme and Washington on "Charlie Rose", and Demme put my mind... Full review

Here's something I never thought I'd say: I enjoyed parts of "The Manchurian Candidate" remake; it isn't as bad as I expected it to be.And much of the credit goes to the three main players - Denzel Washington as the... Full review

(SPOILERS for both the original and the remake) This was not a bad movie on its own terms. Good cast, stylish direction by Jonathan Demme (though now in his trademark style: huge close-ups of people looking right at the camera),... Full review

*READ AFTER YOU'VE SEEN THE FILM, CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS*For anyone who believes this movie was an excellent suspense thriller and a superb film...you have been brainwashed worse than Raymond Shaw.This film, or more importantly, this screenplay is only the latest... Full review

So, this will largely live and die on its genre, which isn't always the most popular one the first time around. Things like the Manchurian Candidate remake come to mind, which despite the presence of Denzel Washington, only earned $65... ... Full Article

By Monica Lamb-Yorski, The Daily News Published: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 The Prince Rupert Community Arts Council's Thursday Night at the Movies series resumes this Thursday with Rachel Getting Married, a new film by director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the... ... Full Article

A generation of lauded directors is MIA in Hollywood. After the impersonal studio clunkers "Manchurian Candidate" and "The Truth About Charlie," Demme, inspired by "Napoleon Dynamite" and his enjoyment of shooting low-budget music docs, went indie with "Rachel," which Sony... ... Full Article

Politicians should take note: its difficult to conduct a hard-hitting interview with a man who has a kitten on his head. There might be rock history to contemplate and lyrical imagery to discuss, but the distracting fact remains that the... ... Full Article

Regarding last night's Tonys: While they were happening, I thought a lot about The Vertical Smile . Richard Condon, most famous as the author of The Manchurian Candidate , wrote this novel in 1971 but set it in the 21... ... Full Article